Antiinflammatory methods

Abstract

An improved antiinflammatory composition and method of treating inflammation which employs a combination of a non-steroidal antiinflammatory agent such as piroxicam, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with pyridoxine.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for the treatment of inflammation in a mammal which comprises, in addition to treatment with an antiinflammatory amount of piroxicam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, treatment with a gastric antiirritation and ulcer inhibiting amount of pyridoxine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 
     
     
       2. A method of claim 1 wherein the antiinflammatory compound is the ethanolamine salt of piroxicam. 
     
     
       3. A method of claim 1 wherein the antiinflammatory compound is piroxicam in its free acid form, and the pyridoxine is in the form of its hydrochloride salt.